This course teaches IT professionals how to integrate their on-premises AD DS environment with Azure AD and how to use Azure AD as a directory service. It also teaches candidates how to use Azure RMS to protect sensitive documents. Additionally, it focusses on how to enhance authentication with multi-factor authentication and how to monitor directory synchronization health.

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Audience ProfileThe primary audience for this course is existing IT professionals who have some knowledge and experience with Azure, and advanced experience with the Windows Server operating system. In addition, IT professionals who take this course typically want to develop knowledge of identity services integration between on-premises services and cloud services. This would typically include:

AD DS administrators who are looking to train in cloud identity and access technologies.

System or infrastructure administrators with general AD DS experience and knowledge, who are looking for more advanced identity training for Azure services.

Module 1: Introducing Azure ADThis module describes the differences between Azure AD and AD DS, and the Azure AD versions. It also explains how to perform Azure AD tenant provisioning and how to manage objects and user roles in Azure AD.Lessons

Azure AD overview

Implementing and configuring Azure AD

Managing Azure AD

Module 2: Integrating on-premises AD DS with AzureThis module explains how to extend an on-premises Active Directory domain to Azure, and how directory synchronization works. It also describes how to implement and configure directory synchronization. Additionally, this module describes how to manage synchronized directories.Lessons

Extending an on-premises Active Directory domain to Azure

Directory synchronization overview

Implementing and configuring directory synchronization

Managing synchronized directories

Module 3: Using Azure AD as a directory service in hybrid environmentsThis module explains how to use Azure AD as a directory service for an on-premises environment, and how to configure SSO in Azure AD. Also it describes how to implement privileged identity management in Azure AD.Lessons

Azure AD as a directory service for on-premises environments

Configuring SSO with Azure AD

Implementing privileged identity management in Azure AD

Module 4: Configuring and protecting authentication in hybrid environmentsThis module explains how authentication works in hybrid environments. In addition, it describes how to implement Azure Multi-Factor Authentication.Lessons